By Diane Cooke, Pastor, Willow Springs & Mountain View Presbyterian Churches
Recently I witnessed the joy of someone who had an important item returned after it had been
dropped accidentally. It was an act of kindness by a stranger, and I think it was much
appreciated.
Last week I was grateful for the person in the car ahead of me who paid for my lunch in the
drive-thru line. Let me say “thank you” to that stranger, and to you, dear reader, when you are
kind. What a difference kindness makes in our world!
In Gal. 5:22, the apostle Paul tells us it is one of the fruit of the Spirit, which means it is evidence
of God’s Spirit at work in us. We are instructed in Eph. 4:32 to “be kind to one another,” and
surely it is because kindness is an attribute of God and a quality visible in Jesus. May it be
visible in us.
Remember Mark Twain’s words, “Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind
can see.”
God bless your week!
